Overview
- After warning it would reissue brackets without Utah Valley, the WAC said it received assurance from the Utah court that the $1 million escrow would be completed before the first games.
- Relying on that assurance, the WAC board cleared Utah Valley's men's and women's teams to compete in Las Vegas as the basketball tournaments begin Wednesday.
- Utah Valley is departing the WAC for the Big West in 2026–27, prompting the conference to sue in Texas over an alleged $1 million exit fee while the school sought relief in Utah.
- Utah’s Fourth Judicial District granted temporary and preliminary injunctions allowing participation, conditioned on depositing the disputed fee into court-controlled escrow and restoring media access.
- The men's team is the No. 1 seed with a bye to Friday's semifinals, the women's team is the No. 4 seed, and the funds will remain in escrow as the cross-state litigation proceeds.